Valerie Bertinelli is an actress, as well as spokeswoman for Jenny Craig, with a net worth of $20 million. Valerie Bertinelli has earned her net worth through her many acting roles in films and television. She is best known for her role as Barbara, in the One Day At A Time TV sitcom. She was born in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.

Valerie Anne Bertinelli (born April 23, 1960) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Barbara Cooper Royer on the television series One Day at a Time (1975-1984), Gloria on the television series Touched by an Angel (2001-2003) and Melanie Moretti on the sitcom Hot in Cleveland (2010-present).Bertinelli was born in Wilmington, Delaware to Irish/Italian-American parents Nancy (n'ee Carvin) and Luke Bertinelli (a General Motors executive). She had an older brother, Mark, who died at 17 months from an accidental poisoning before Valerie was born. Along with her other three brothers, one older and two younger, the family lived in Claymont, Delaware, and Clarkston, Michigan. They later moved to Oklahoma City before moving to the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles, California, where Bertinelli studied acting at the Tami Lynn School of Artists. She attended Granada Hills High School until 1978 but did not graduate. As of January 2008, she was pursuing the last few credits needed for her high school diploma. She was raised Roman Catholic.Following her appearance in an episode of Apple's Way, Bertinelli was approached by producer Norman Lear to audition for the role of cooperative daughter Barbara Cooper in a new sitcom called One Day at a Time. The show debuted in late 1975. For the show's first season, Bertinelli was 15 and her character was written as a tomboy. The following year, in the show's first full season, Bertinelli's character was revised to be more appealing to a traditional male demographic.[citation needed] Bertinelli appeared in 207 out of the 209 episodes before the show left the airwaves on May 28, 1984. At one point, she and Bonnie Franklin, who played her mother Ann Romano, were involved in plans for a spin-off series, but it was never produced.Three decades later, in 2005, during the One Day at a Time Reunion Special, Bertinelli was reunited with fellow cast members Franklin, Mackenzie Phillips, and Pat Harrington, Jr. to watch memor

Valerie Bertinelli joins "The Talk" to dish on her favorite memories - and recipes - for the holidays, and opens up about the struggle to stay healthy during this time of year. She shares, "Here's the thing I've learned through the years, the holidays ...

In the original series, which ran for nine seasons from 1975-1984, Bonnie Franklin's single mom had two daughters (Mackenzie Phillips and Valerie Bertinelli) whom she moved to an apartment building where the family becomes friendly with the superintendent ...